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A block printed Tibetan manuscript or pecha. A copy of the Invocation and Praise to Milarepa by nam mkha' bsam grub rgyal mtshan [Namkha Samdrup Gyaltsen]. The manuscript has just 7 folios. The manuscript is stored with 50.31.107a, with two wooden book covers painted with a red pigment on the outer side and green on the inside, the top cover decorated with gold swirling foliage and flowers. This is secured with a tablet woven tie in very faded reds, yellows, greens, blues and white.

Curator's note: The descriptions and page translations found in the inscriptions field have been provided by Dr Karma Phuntsho, during cataloguing for, 'The Tibetan-Mongolian Rare Books and Manuscripts (TMRBM) project', University of Cambridge. Manuscripts 107a-b are kept together as they were by Bell and only one pair of book covers and ties is associated with 50.31.107a-b.
Bell does state in his book, ' Religion of Tibet' that, 'It was a deep source of pleasure to me that I was able to gain the friendship of Their Holinesses the Dalai Lama and the Pan-chen Lama...As one result of this relationship I received from the two Grand Lamas and others a collection of valuable books'.
Written by Emma Martin

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Author: Tankard, ElainePublisher: Liverpool Public MuseumsDate: 1953-03Description: Introductory essay and catalogue entries, in themes, for the 1953 exhibition; 'Tibet', held at the Walker Art Gallery.

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